OBJECTIVES Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM 2) patients' self-perception of their weight status is very critical in diabetes care. We sought to investigate perception of weight status in a sample of 200 DM 2 patients attending an outpatient clinic at a Teaching Hospital and compared it with their BMI-measured weight status, with a focus on underestimation of their weight status. Factors associated ...

Background: Epidemiologic studies of the relationship between television viewing and children’s weight status typically find weak relationships, yet few have examined the possibility that these relationships are moderated by parental weight status. Objective: To examine whether and to what extent the relationship between time spent viewing television and children’s weight status differs accordi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships between weight reduction behaviour among non-overweight schoolchildren and dietary habits, perception of health, well-being and health complaints. DESIGN Analysis of the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey, a cross-sectional study involving schoolchildren aged 10-17 years. SETTING Schools in the Republic of Ireland. RESULTS The p...

OBJECTIVE To describe the weight status and weight-related behaviors of children commencing school. METHODS This study is a representative cross-sectional survey of Australian children in their first year of schooling (n=1141) in 2010. Height and weight were measured, and parents reported their child's diet, physical activity and screen-time. RESULTS 18.7% of children were overweight/obese....